# AD 62-24-03: Cabin Heat System - Type: Airworthiness directive - Status: Current - Products: Cessna 120, 140, 140A, 120, 140, 140A, 8E, 8F and T-8F with STC SA4-173 or 5 others - Effective: November 21, 1962 - Superseded by: Nothing supersedes this AD - Product type: Aircraft, Small airplane - Registered aircraft: 2,980 may be affected, by airframe or engine model (OpenAirDocs) - FAA DRS: https://drs.faa.gov/browse/excelExternalWindow/276B98E1DDC9188186256A87004D9A94.0001 - DRS record last changed: May 30, 2024 - Page: https://openairdocs.org/ad/62-24-03 ## The airworthiness directive 62-24-03 CESSNA and SILVAIRE: Amdt. 505 Part 507 Federal Register November 10, 1962. Applies to All Cessna 120, 140, or 140A Aircraft and All Silvaire (Luscombe) 8E, 8F, or T8F Aircraft Modified to Incorporate McKenzie Aircraft Repair, Inc. Installations of Various Lycoming Engines in Accordance With Supplemental Type Certificates Nos. SA4-95, SA4-173, SA4-376, SA4-581, SA4-629, SA4-639, SA4-640, SA4-641, SA4-642, SA4-1159, SA4-1201, and SA4-1286 and With FAA Engineering Approved Repair and Alteration Forms ACA-337 Dated March 30, 1955, and June 21, 1955. Compliance required as indicated. Failures of the exhaust stacks have occurred in the area of the cabin heat muffs. Such failures can cause hazardous carbon monoxide contamination of the cabin when cabin heat is used. To preclude additional failures and cabin CO contamination, accomplish the following: (a) If continued use of the cabin heat system is desired: (1) Within the next 10 hours' time in service after the effective date of this AD: (i) Render the cabin heat system inoperative by positively securing the heat control in the "OFF" position; or (ii) Install, adjacent to the cabin heat control, a placard with the following wording, "DO NOT USE CABIN HEAT-CONTROL MUST REMAIN IN 'OFF' POSITION."; or (iii) Accomplish the inspection and rework required by (2). (2) Unless already accomplished in accordance with (a)(1)(iii), not later than 50 hours' time in service after the effective date of this AD: (i) Remove the cabin heat muff and perform a visual inspection of the exhaust stack for cracks. Pay particular attention to the area where the muff attaching straps are welded to the stack. Reinspect at intervals not to exceed 50 hours' time in service. Replace or repair by welding all cracked stacks; (ii) Cut off the cabin heat muff attaching straps adjacent to the welds. Discard the straps and reattach the heat muff to the stack in accordance with McKenzie Aircraft Repair, Inc. Service Bulletin No. 1 dated September 6, 1962, or an FAA approved equivalent; (iii) Unsecure the heat control required by (a)(1)(i), if secured; and (iv) Remove the placard required by (a)(1)(ii), if installed. (b) If use of the cabin heat system is not desired: (1) Within the next 10 hours' time in service after the effective date of this AD: (i) Remove the cabin heat muff and associated ducting and controls; and (ii) Close any openings in the firewall that result from the removal of the ducting and controls in accordance with Civil Air Regulations 3.624. (2) The cabin heat system may be reinstalled upon compliance with (a)(2)(i) and (ii). This directive effective November 21, 1962. ## Affected data sheets (3) (OpenAirDocs) The type certificate data sheets whose models the AD names. - [TCDS A-694](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/A-694): Luscombe Aircraft Corporation; names 3 of 8 models: 8F, 8E, T-8F - [TCDS A-768](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/A-768): Textron Aviation Inc.; names 2 of 2 models: 140, 120 - [TCDS 5A2](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/5A2): Textron Aviation Inc.; names 1 of 1 models: 140A ## Registered aircraft it may apply to (OpenAirDocs) Matched by airframe and engine model; the AD's applicability may narrow it by serial number, part number or equipment. - Aircraft: 2,980 (2,980 by airframe model, 0 by engine model) - Makers: Cessna 2,499, Luscombe 470, Silvaire 10, Luscombe/Pedersen 1 Models with the most aircraft: - [Cessna 140](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-140): 1,605 aircraft (airframe model) - [Cessna 120](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-120): 660 aircraft (airframe model) - [Luscombe 8E](https://openairdocs.org/model/luscombe-8e): 326 aircraft (airframe model) - [Cessna 140A](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-140a): 234 aircraft (airframe model) - [Luscombe 8F](https://openairdocs.org/model/luscombe-8f): 119 aircraft (airframe model) - [Luscombe T-8F](https://openairdocs.org/model/luscombe-t-8f): 25 aircraft (airframe model) - [Silvaire 8F](https://openairdocs.org/model/silvaire-8f): 10 aircraft (airframe model) - [Luscombe/Pedersen T-8F](https://openairdocs.org/model/luscombe-pedersen-t-8f): 1 aircraft (airframe model) All 9 models: https://openairdocs.org/ad/62-24-03/models.md Every aircraft: https://openairdocs.org/ad/62-24-03/aircraft.md ## Related documents - [STC SA4-173](https://openairdocs.org/stc/SA4-173): Installation of Lycoming O-235-C1, O-235-C2C, O-290-D, O-290-D2, O-320 engine.. Luscombe Aircraft Corporation, Named in the applicability - [STC SA4-376](https://openairdocs.org/stc/SA4-376): Installation of a Lycoming O-235-C1 or O-235-C2C engine. John P. Warren, Named in the applicability - [STC SA4-581](https://openairdocs.org/stc/SA4-581): Installation of a Lycoming O-290-D engine and Sensenich M76AM-2 or Sensenich CS3FM4 propeller. John P. Warren, Named in the applicability - [STC SA4-640](https://openairdocs.org/stc/SA4-640): Installation of a Lycoming O-290-D2 engine and Sensenich M74DM propeller. John P. Warren, Named in the applicability - [STC SA4-642](https://openairdocs.org/stc/SA4-642): Lycoming O-290-D2 engine and Sensenich M76AM-2 propeller.. Luscombe Aircraft Corporation, Named in the applicability - [STC SA4-95](https://openairdocs.org/stc/SA4-95): Installation of a Lycoming O-235-C1 or O-235-C2C engine. John P. Warren, Named in the applicability --- OpenAirDocs.org is an independent research project of [Contrail Labs](https://contraillabs.com/). 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